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What is placebo effect?

Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:15 am
by ezis
Well, i know english well, but i can't figure out what's placebo effect. And when i use dictionary i find it says "Placebo" lol, so can anyone explain to me?

Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:16 pm
by -steinz
It means when you believe in something so much that your brain literally makes it happen.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:53 pm
by Magic
The placebo effect (or its counterpart, the nocebo effect), occurs when a patient's symptoms are altered in some way due to the individual expecting or believing that it will work.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:41 pm
by repeldarkness11
Placebos are sugar pills, given by doctors to people with minor problems... If people believe its a cure, then so does their mind, causing whatever problem they had to go away on its own.. Placebo effect works the same way, people think that I-doser puts the description and effects up when you select a dose, so your mind knows what to "fake" after the dose.. but from personal experience, I can say this program is in no way fake.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:11 pm
by ethan1134
sugar pills are examples, not the only placebo that exists.

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:01 pm
by Cheesy
A placebo can for example be at a party:
A guy drinks a beer, and after 3 mins he says: "Oh man, im SO drunk!"
But he isnt really, Hes just Acting if he was, and he also feels like hes Drunk.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:31 am
by FAVIO
A placebo is when you believe something will work, so it does. Even if you don't think you are thinking it will work, it might still work (confusing I know :shock:)

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:44 am
by willsor
I think its Kind of like the matrix (that movie)
when you believe u can jump over super huge buildings then u can

obviously its real life though :D